NEWS REPORTS INDICATE THE FIRE BROKE OUT SOMETIME AROUND THE 6:00PM HOUR, AT A HOME AT 118 E. 5th AVENUE WITH THE ALARM BEING TURNED IN NEAR 6:25. FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE WITHIN MINUTES OF BEING CALLED OUT. ALTOONA FIRE CHIEF TIM HILEMAN STATED THAT THE FIRE HAD ENGULFED BOTH THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS OF THE HOUSE. ONE PERSON WAS REPORTEDLY KILLED IN THE FIRE, WITH TWO FIREFIGHTERS SUFFERING INJURIES. FIRE CREWS DID SAVE ONE PERSON FROM THE BURNING HOUSE. THE IDENTITY OF THE DECEASED PERSON WAS NOT REVEALED, PENDING NOTIFICATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED, AND THE STATE POLICE FIRE MARSHAL IS INVESTIGATING.
